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Ramshackle Earth

by Pappy Stardust

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1.
Dirge Gazer 03:43
Foreword by Aldous Huxley: "Here I think one has an enormous area in which the ultimate revolution could function very well indeed, an area in which a great deal of control could be used by not through terror but by making life seem much more enjoyable than it normally does. Enjoyable to the point, where as I said before, human beings come to love a state of things by which any reasonable and decent human standard they ought not to love and this I think is perfectly possible." Medicine man buried his mother today Feathers upon his head tell us he is brave Now thirteen sons and daughters shall carry on her name Rode his horse on down to the saloon and got himself a drink The men of the town were too slow to think Flames flowed through his eyes while the sun sang I want to hear you pray For his mother the skies they mourned And no one knew what had happened to her
2.
Death don’t shake hands But if you wanna dance he’ll dance Death don’t shake hands But don’t be afraid to give him the chance Time is money Both don’t exist Mister mister is this the end Tombstone knocked me over made my bed Relax look at me he said Just go run away into the sky be with your friends Death don’t shake hands But if you wanna dance he’ll dance Death don’t shake hands But don’t be afraid to give him the chance Time is money Both don’t make sense I can’t remember where I came from The flag’s half mast reveals a solemn frown That’s where I’m going toward A land so far from unknown Yeah death don’t shake hands But if you wanna dance he’ll dance Death don’t shake hands But don’t be afraid to give him the chance Time is money Both don’t exist Death don’t shake hands But if you wanna dance he’ll dance Death don’t shake hands But don’t be afraid to give him the chance Time is money Both don’t make sense
3.
Make My Day 03:09
Well I've been living life out on the road A different night a different home And I got songs on the radio Still no one sings along at my shows It would make my day yeah Maybe take away my pain hey Oh it would make my day yeah Well maybe take away my pain hey alright okay 'Cus kids today just do what they’re told Yeah you're living life like you're gonna die when you're old I don't treat money like it’s my god I'm just dreaming of the day when a president does his job It would make my day yeah Oh maybe take away my pain hey Oh it would make my day yeah Well maybe take away my pain hey alright okay 'Cus I grew up not far from here Yes I close my eyes and see myself this time last year Are we going anywhere Yeah will you ever face your fear It would make my day yeah Oh maybe take away my pain hey Well it would make my day yeah Maybe take away my pain hey alright okay
4.
Got a job at the railroad 'cus running is what it is And I keep your ring on my necklace 'cus love is what it is Baby I want to feel you in my arms Come along we’ll see the sights we’ll follow the sun Come along with me we’ll write some new songs When Laurel’s Canyon comes rolling over these hills that’s when we’ll know we made it Tuck away our belongings in a one bed home wandering souls ain’t got no loss for words you hear it You are my wandering soul always together never alone Wandering souls ain’t got no loss for words a voice like a stone yeah Come along we’ll see the sights we’ll follow the sun Come along with me we’ll write some new songs or do something wrong Swim down by the river and climb the trees Wandering soul always together never alone I ain’t got no loss for words a voice like a fucking stone Wandering soul always together never alone You are my wandering soul yeah
5.
I've been looking at this heart All charred up behind museum glass I took it and put it inside my skin like some fucked up acid trip And you can watch it on TV yeah I've the devil’s heart oh And I really don't care at all no And yes I wear it upon my sleeve Well I've the devil’s heart oh And I really don't care at all no I'm happily in disbelief He took me away on my saint’s day (my saint's day) To spread his ashes from the deepest point I could find I didn't mind as long as I’d no longer be alive Did you see me up on your screen oh I've the devil’s heart oh And I really don't mind at all no Did you see me on your screen I've the devil’s heart oh And I really don't care at all no And yes I wear it upon my sleeve I've the devil’s heart oh And I really don't care at all hey I'm happily in disbelief
6.
We'd get high on the radio waves Like a microwave cooking our brains And it goes on it goes on Well I don't talk to strangers because I'm the strangest person I know And it goes on and it goes on yeah I think I'll stay around here for awhile Even if there's nothing to do Oh just to see you There's a dinosaur in my left brain And your sister she don't know But she still calls it home We'd get high on the radio waves Like a microwave cooking our brains And it goes on it goes on Well I don't talk to strangers because I'm the strangest person I know
7.
Talking about my generation Everyone having dreams like it's the late 1960's A bit too late guys we missed the bus Do you need a 3D printer to make carbon copies of my soul So all of you can be just as free as me It would look exactly like a woodcut carving of the first American man He's in no history books no 'Cus oh he's that guy who went to his tepee to speak with God While you're busy going places to talk about him Teacher I know the answer to everything It's nothing Fibonacci told me The original lizard king You are all starving mannequins Hands so idle that the devil could give an apple to all your friends That's what Adam and Eve did They should've listened to their parents That's what Darwin did But you don't approve Your master plan is fool proof Pulled the lever at the voting booth Out came candy But you don't have a sweet tooth
8.
Alright yeah oh I made a sign and put a hypothetical general interest slogan on it Step two I don’t wear a suit I don’t really care about the world or anything in it no Oh Nessy can’t you ever smile la la la la You can’t swim there oh just read the signs oh You can be my girl though Because it’s alright with me Come on it’s okay she only smokes when she’s nervous she’s so nervous now I only wear running shoes 'cus it makes me think about running to you be be be be be my girl Oh Nessy can’t you ever cry oh Just shed one tear for all of humankind Well you can be my guide though Since I’m lost inside your world Nessy Nessy I’m in your belly Nessy Nessy Don't spit me out I like it in here
9.
Bad Penny 03:20
I got a bad penny oh she’s never true Keeping her head down is what she’s gonna do to you yeah But don’t you look her in the eyes she’ll put a spell on you alright yeah I got a penny she’s stuck to me like glue I can't shake her I’m gonna give her away to you to you Don’t you look her in the eyes she’ll cast her spell on you oh yeah Oh let me tell you about my bad penny alright My penny she’s a real bad thing to have (bad thing to have) That girl she’s never on your side (never on your side never on your side) She’s gonna give you such a hard time (such a hard time) And don’t you look her in the eyes she’ll put a spell on you I've had enough
10.
Police Dog 03:22
All my life I've been a travelin' man All my life I've been a travelin' man Staying alone and doing the best I can Yeah I shipped my trunk down to Tennessee Oh shipped my trunk down to Tennessee It’s hard to tell about a man like me I met a girl I couldn't get her off my mind I met a girl couldn't get her off my mind Well she passed me up said she didn't like my kind Oh I'm scared to bother around her house at night I'm scared to bother around her house at night And she got a police dog craving for a fight Yeah his name is Rambler when he gets a chance His name is Rambler when he gets a chance yeah He leaves his mark on you right at first glance Oh yeah Well I guess I'll travel I guess I'll let her be Oh I guess I'll travel guess I'll let her be Before she gets her police dog chasing after me
11.
Bloodline 05:17
Let's go to the mountains And sing our songs from the top of every one Let's go to the mountains And sing our songs from the top of every one Will you come with me Tell me your greatest fear Will you come with me yeah Let's go to the mountains Proclaim our love to everyone Let's go to the mountains Proclaim our love to everyone Tell me your greatest fear Yeah you gonna come with me
12.
Lazy Farm 04:18
Lazy Farm Jump the gun Just for fun ha Let's make love Lazy farm I'm so far from home Self harm I just can't leave myself alone Lazy farm I'm on the wrong side of the road To get to the other side That's how my free bird flies Lazy farm I'm so far from home Self harm I just can't leave myself alone no
13.
The Circle 05:54
Will the circle be unbroken Bye and bye Lord bye and bye There's a better world home awaiting In the sky Lord in the sky I was standing by my window On a cold and cloudy day When I saw that hearse come rolling For to carry my mother away Will the circle be unbroken Bye and bye Lord bye and bye There's a better world home awaiting In the sky Lord in the sky Lord I told that undertaker Undertaker please drive slow For this body that you're hauling Lord I hate to see her go Will the circle be unbroken Bye and bye Lord bye and bye There's a better world home awaiting In the sky Lord in the sky I followed close behind her Tried to hold up and be brave But I could not hide my sorrow When they laid her in the grave no Will the circle be unbroken Bye and bye Lord bye and bye There's a better world home awaiting In the sky Lord in the sky I went home my home was lonely Now my mother she was gone All my brothers, sisters crying What a home so sad and alone Will the circle be unbroken Bye and bye Lord bye and bye There's a better world home awaiting In the sky Lord in the sky

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This album is dedicated to every person I have crossed paths with along this strange road called life, and everyone who surrounds themselves with the light of love.

Limited edition of 25 hand assembled CDs, homemade mystery stickers, and locally printed album art shirts are available at shows and by request as a $15 package deal while supplies last.

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released July 18, 2014

Album art and all tracks produced/engineered/performed by Steve Leszyk

This album would not have been what it is without the incredible synergy achieved alongside some of my best friends, specifically:
Josh Peets: Drums (track 5, 9) & backing vocals (track 9)
Spencer Woodley: Extra guitar (track 10, 11, 13)
Jesse Huntz: Drums (track 12)
Sean Fitzsimmons: Backing vocals (track 9)
Mammy Moon Child: Whistling (track 6)

Track 10 was originally written by Arthur "Blind" Blake in 1929
Track 13 was originally written by Ruth Ada Habershon in 1907
All other tracks originally written by Steve Leszyk in 2014

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2013-2016

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